MONDAY
Sep.27-28: Yom Kippur / Day of Atonement {Judaism}
Sep.28: Yom Kippur / Day of Atonement / End of the Days of Awe/Repetance / End of the 10 Days of Penitence (Judaism; Israel, etc.)
Sep.28: Feast Day of Saint Wenceslas/Wenceslaus (Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran; Czech Republic)
Sep.28: Feast Day of Saint Chariton the Confessor (Eastern Orthodox Christian)
Sep.28: Meskel (Ethiopia)
Sep.28: World Rabies Day
Sep.28: International Right to Know Day
Sep.15-Oct.15 USA: National Hispanic Heritage Month
Sep.28 Kosovo/Macedonia: Day of Bosnians / International Bosniaks’ Day (Kosovo, Macedonia)
Sep.28 Czech Republic: Czech Statehood Day / Saint Wenceslas Day
Sep.28 Bulgaria: Tsr.Simeon II & Tsrtsa Margarita host the Art4Diplomacy fashion show of traditional costumes from 14 countries, organized by the Embassy of the State of Palestine & the Bulgarian artist Petya Ilieva @ Vrana Park
Sep.28 Romania: CPss Margarita sends a video message to the West University of Timisoara on the occasion of the opening of the new academic year
Sep.28 Romania: CPss Margarita receives the Ambassador Extraordinary + Plenipotentiary of the French Republic to Bucharest (Mrs. Michele Ramis) @ Elisabeta Palace [with attendance from: Pr.Radu]
Sep.28 Bahrain/UAE-Dubai: 11th Wedding Anniversary of Sheikh Nasser/Nasir bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain & Sheikha Shaikha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai {2009} [NIKAH]
Sep.28 Jordan/UAE-Abu Dhabi: K.Abdullah II of Jordan participates in a discussion of bilateral ties via phone call with CP/Shkh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi
Sep.28 Monaco: Pr.Albert II, Her.Pr.Jacques & Pss Gabriella visit La Condamine Market
Sep.28 Monaco: Beatrice Borromeo Casiraghi attends the inauguration of Buccellati’s new head offices (Italian jewellery brand) @ Milan, Italy
Sep.28 Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Messrs Paul Magnette & Alexander De Croo (co-trainers) & receive their report
Sep.28 Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mrs. Sophie Wilmes (Prime Minister)
Sep.28 Luxembourg: GD Henri holds an audience with the retiring Chief of Staff of the Army (General Alain Duschene) & designated Chief of Staff of the Luxembourg Army (General Steve Thull) @ the Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg City
Sep.28 UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex attends a World Fellowship Meeting of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation via video link
Sep.28 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Shropshire [visits the Hands Free Farm @ Edgmond, Newport; visits Landau Limited @ Marches Construction Ready Project Training Hub@ Trench; opens the “Silver Sparrow” pedestrian footbridge @ Telford Town Centre; & visits the Friends of Telford Town Park @ Telford]
Sep.28 UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent holds a Meeting via video link with Lieutenant Colonel Steven Burton upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer 5th Battalion (The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers) & Lieutenant Colonel Paul Smyth upon assuming the appointment
Sep.28 Spain: K.Felipe VI attends the inauguration of the new facilities of the Jose Ortega y Gasset-Gregorio Maranon Foundation (FOM) & attends the presentation of the digital edition of the complete works of Jose Ortega y Gasset @ the Headquarters of the Ortega-Maranon Foundation, Madrid
Sep.28 Spain: Q.Letizia attends the event “Tireless women: challenges + achievements to reinvent themselves in times of crisis” by the BBVA Microfinance Foundation @ the Headquarters of the BBVA Microfinance Foundation, Madrid
Sep.28 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf holds an audience with the Speaker of the Republic of Korea’s Parliament (South Korea) (HE Park Byeong-seug)
Sep.28 Denmark: Q.Margrethe II attends the awarding of the Rungstedlund Prize 2020 @ Rungstedlund, Rungsted Kyst
Sep.28 Denmark: CP Frederik visits Sophienborg School on the occasion of the Science Festival @ Hillerod
TUESDAY
Sep.29: Michaelmas / Feast Day of Saints Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, + All Angels (Roman Catholic & Anglican)
Sep.29: Feast Day of Saint Cyriacus the Hermit of Palestine (Eastern Orthodox Christian)
Sep.29: World Heart Day
Sep.29: International Coffee Day
Sep.15-Oct.15 USA: National Hispanic Heritage Month
Sep.29 USA: VFW Day
Sep.29 USA: Inventors Day
Sep.29 USA: Mutation Day {Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles}
Sep.29 Romania: CPss Margarita confers the Order of the Romanian Crown, rank of Commander, on Mr. Ioan-Aurel Pop, during the decoration ceremony of the President of the Romanian Academy @ Elisabeta Palace [with attendance from: Pr.Radu]
Sep.29 Romania: CPss Margarita & Pr.Radu present the High Patronage Certificate to a number of 7 institutions + organizations in Romania @ Elisabeta Palace
Sep.29 Morocco: 55th Birthday of Princess Lalla Asma of Morocco {1965}
Sep.29 Monaco: Pss Caroline visits the exhibition “Artifices instables, Stories of ceramics” @ the New National Museum of Monaco, Villa Sauber
Sep.29 Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander opens the exhibition ‘Van inestimable value – 200 years of Naturals’ during the Gala of Biodiversity on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden @ Naturalis, Leiden
Sep.29 Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander holds an audience with a representation from the Circle of King’s Commissioners @ Noordeinde Palace, The Hague
Sep.29 Belgium: K.Philippe receives credentials during audiences @ the Royal Palace, Brussels [from: HE Mrs. Hirut Zemene Kassa (Amabassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia); HE Mr. Abdelrahim Ahmed Khalil (Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan); HE Dieudonne Rugambwa Sebashongore (Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda) & HE Jan Kleiweg de Zwaan (Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)]
Sep.29 Belgium: K.Philippe meets entrepreneurs from the coaching of the B E yond project of the Pulse Foundation & attends the opening of the new BEYond program @ the Hotel de Merode, Brussels
Sep.29 UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge visits with the 12th Northolt Scouts to thank them + all Scouts volunteers for supporting young people during lockdown @ London
Sep.29 UK: Meghan Dss of Sussex participates in Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Virtual Summit
Sep.29 UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex participates in a virtual roundtable with the Minister of the Armed Forces (James Heappey) & members of Civil Society organizations to discuss the continued integration of Human Security into military operations
Sep.29 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf, Q.Silvia, CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel hold an audience with Prime Minister Ann Linde @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm
Sep.29 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf holds an Informational Council @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm
Sep.29 Sweden: Pr.Carl Philip & Pss Sofia attend a board meeting of the Prince Carl Philip & Princess Sofia Foundation @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm
Sep.25-Oct.4 Norway: K.Harald V is on sick leave
Sep.29 Norway: 12th Birthday of Emma Behn {2008}
Sep.29 Denmark: CPss Mary presents the DI Prize 2020 in connection with the DI Summit @ Industriens Hus, Copenhagen
Sep.29 Denmark: Pss Marie participates in the opening event in connection with the launch of Denmark’s 1st Official National Food Waste Day @ BaneGaarden, Copenhagen
Sep.29 Denmark: Pss Marie opens Norwegian Church Aid’s (DanChurchAid’s) new Wefood Store @ Tingbjerg
Sep.29 Denmark: Pss Marie receives the “Straeberen 2020” award from the De Samvirkende Kobmaend organization (for the fight against food waste) @ Axelborg, Copenhagen
WEDNESDAY
Sep.30: Feast Day of Saint Jerome (Roman Catholic)
Sep.30: Feast Day of Saint Gregory the Illuminator, Bishop of Armenia (Eastern Orthodox Christian)
Sep.30: International Translation Day
Sep.15-Oct.15 USA: National Hispanic Heritage Month
Sep.30 USA: National Microcephaly Awareness Day
Sep.30 USA: National Women’s Health + Fitness Day
Sep.30 Montenegro: 11th Birthday of Nikolai Martynov {2009}
Sep.30 Romania: CPss Margarita awards royal decorations to personalities + institutions of Romania (The Royal Medal for Loyalty, The Medal of the Custodian of the Romanian Crown, the Order of the Romanian Crown & The Royal Decoration Nihil Sine Deo) @ Elisabeta Palace [with attendance from: Pr.Radu]
Sep.30 Romania: 2nd Religious Wedding Anniversary of Nicholas de Roumanie Medforth-Mills & Alina-Maria de Roumanie Medforth-Mills {2018}
Sep.30 Jordan/Kuwait: K.Abdullah II of Jordan expresses condolences to Emir/Shkh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah of Kuwait via a phone call over the death of Emir Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah of Kuwait
Sep.30 Jordan: K.Abdullah II participates in the UN Summit on Biodiversity, held virtually on the sidelines of the 75th General Assembly of the UN @ Amman
Sep.30 Kuwait: Death of Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah of Kuwait, aged 91. He was born in 1929 & was the great-grandson of the founder of modern Kuwait, Mubarak al-Sabah, who signed a “Treaty of Friendship” with Britain in 1899 that saw it become a protectorate. Emir Sheikh Sabah became Kuwait’s Foreign Minister in 1963 – 2 years after Britain recognized Kuwait’s independence. He held the position until 1991, following the end of the 7-month long Iraqi occupation. He was reappointed Foreign Minister in 1992 & served until 2003 when he was named Prime Minister by his half-brother Emir Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad of Kuwait. Emir Sheikh Sabah became Kuwait’s ruler himself in 2006, after Emir Sheikh Jaber died & his cousin Emir Sheikh Saad al-Abdullah stepped down 9 days into his rule as parliament moved to depose him on helath grounds. He was dubbed the “dean of Arab diplomacy” for his efforts to restore relations with states that backed Iraq during the 1990-1991 Gulf War. He also often acted as a mediator in regional disputes, including the ongoing diplomatic stand-off between Saudi Arabia & Qatar. He similarly refrained from intervening in Syria’s civil war, instead hosting several donor conferences for humanitarian aid. In July 2020 he was flown to the USA for medical treatment following surgery for an unspecified condition in Kuwait that month.
Sep.30 Kuwait: CP/Shkh Nawaf al-Ahmed of Kuwait succeeds his half-brother as Emir of Kuwait after being named by the cabinet
Sep.30 Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander holds farewell audiences @ Huis ten Bosch Palace, The Hague [with: the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (HE Abdulaziz Abdullah Abdulaziz Abohaimed); the Ambassador of the Italian Republic (HE Andrea Perugini); & the Ambassador of the Republic of Ghana (HE Mrs. Sophia Horner-Sam)]
Sep.30 Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander & Q.Maxima host a farewell lunch for Mr. Prof. WBHJ (Wim)Van de Donk on the occasion of his farewell as the King’s Commissioner in the Province of Noord-Brabant
Sep.30 Netherlands: Q.Maxima makes an online working visit to Alphen aan den Rijn Municipality, in the context of the SchuldenlabNL Foundation tackling problematic debts & the role of De DienstWijzer.
Sep.30 Belgium: K.Philippe & Q.Mathilde visit the Province of East Flanders [visit Inex (a family dairy business) @ Sint-Lievens-Houtem; visit Fisheye (a multidisciplinary + creative production house combining craftsmanship + technology) @ Wetteren; & participate in a guided tour + presentation of the Chateau de Laarne (castle museum) @ Laarne]
Sep.30 Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Messrs Alexander De Croo & Paul Magnette to receive their report on the government agreement reached between the partners of the future coalition @ the Royal Palace, Brussels
Sep.25-Oct.4 Norway: K.Harald V is on sick leave
Sep.30 Denmark: CPss Mary presents the Ministry of Education + Research’s Education Prize 2020 @ The Ministry of Education + Research, Copenhagen
Sep.30 Denmark: CPss Mary attends the Danish Rainbow Awards 2020 @ The Circus Building, Copenhagen
Sep.30 Denmark: Pss Marie participates in DanChurchAid’s monthly housing meeting @ Copenhagen
THURSDAY
Oct.1: Feast Day of the Protection of the Theotokos, the Mother of God (Eastern Orthodox Christianity)
Oct.1: Feast Day of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus/of Lisieux (Roman Catholic)
Oct.1: Feast Day of Saint Remegius (Roman Catholic)
Oct.1: Full Moon Day of Thadingyut (End of Buddhist Lent; Myanmar)
Oct.1: Adhi Vap Full Moon Poya Day (Sri Lanka)
Oct.1: International Day of Older Persons
Oct.1: International Coffee Day
Oct.1: International Music Day
Oct.1: World Ballet Day
Sep.15-Oct.15 USA: National Hispanic Heritage Month
Oct.1 USA: Birthday of President Jimmy Carter (1924)
Oct.1 USA: Model T Day
Oct.1 USA: Willy Wonka Day
Oct.1 USA: National Walk Your Dog Day
Oct.1 China/Hong Kong/Macau: National Day & Mid-Autumn Festival (China, 1949; & Hong Kong, Macau)
Oct.1-8 China: National Day Golden Week
Oct.1 South Korea/North Korea: Chuseok Harvest Festival / Chuseok
Oct.1 Greece/Denmark: 51st Birthday of Prince Nikolaos of Greece + Denmark {1969}
Oct.1 Romania: CPss Margarita sends a video message to participants of the online Good Practices for a Beautiful Old Age 4th National Conference on the occasion of the International Day of the Elderly, organized by the Royal Margarita Foundation of Romania
Oct.1 Nepal: 44th Birthday of Crown Princess Himani of Nepal {1976}
Oct.1 Japan: CP Fumihito Pr.Akishino & CPss Kiko Pss Akishino attend the opening ceremony of the 75th Japan Media Arts Festival @ the National Theatre, Chiyoda, Tokyo
Oct.1 Japan: Pss Kako of Akishino views the online 7th National High School Sign Language Performance Competition & sends a video message for the opening ceremony @ the Akishino Residence
Oct.1 Jordan/Kuwait: K.Abdullah II & CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah of Jordan visit Kuwait to extend condolences over the recent death of the late Emir Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah of Kuwait [depart for Kuwait; & extend condolences to Emir/Shkh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah of Kuwait]
Oct.1 Jordan: K.Abdullah II returns to Jordan from a visit to Kuwait
Oct.1 Netherlands: Q.Maxima opens the annual Breast Cancer Month during a meeting on the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the Dutch Breast Cancer Association (BVN) @ the World Forum, The Hague
Oct.1 Netherlands: Q.Maxima attends the Anniversary Conference ’70 years SER: Connection in society’ organized on the occasion of the 70th Anniversary of the Social + Economic Council @ The Hague
Oct.1 Belgium: Swearing-In of the Prime Minister & members of the Government – K.Philippe holds audiences with Mrs. Sophie Wilmes (outgoing Prime Minister) & Mr. Alexander De Croo (incoming Prime Minister) @ the Royal Palace, Brussels
Oct.1 Belgium: Swearing-In of the Prime Minister & members of the Government – K.Philippe holds audiences with Mr. Alexander De Croo after the King accepts the resignation of Mrs. Wilmes in her role as Prime Minister & those of the members of the former government @ the Royal Palace, Brussels
Oct.1 Belgium: Swearing-In of the Prime Minister & members of the Government – K.Philippe swears-in the Ministers + Secretarues of State of the new government @ the Royal Palace, Brussels [Mr. Alexander De Croo (Prime Minsiter); Mr. Pierre-Yves Dermagne (Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of the Economy + Labor); Mrs. Sophie Wilmes (Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs + Foreign Trade, & Federal Cultural Institutions); Mr. Georges Gilkinet (Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Mobility); Mr. Vincent Van Peteghem (Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Finance, in charge of the fight against tax fraud); Mr. Frank Vandenbroucke (Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Social Affairs + Public Health); Ms. Petra De Sutter (Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Public Service + Public Enterprises); Mr. Vincent Van Quickenborne (Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Jusitce, in charge of the North Sea); Mr. David Clarinval (Minsiter of Middle Classes, Independents, SMEs & Agriculture, Institutional Reforms + Democratic Renewal); Ms. Karine Lalieux (Minsiter of Pensions & Social Integration, in charge of Disabled People + the Fight against Poverty); Ms. Ludivine Dedonder (Defense Minister); Ms. Zakia Khattabi (Minister of Climate, Environment, Sustainable Development & Green Deal); Ms. Annelies Verlinden (Minsiter of the Interior + Institutional Reforms); Ms. Meryame Kitir (Minister of Development Cooperation, in charge of Large Cities); Ms. Tinne Van der Straeten (Minister of Energy); Mr. Thomas Dermine (Secretary of State for Recovery + Strategic Investments, in charge of Science Policy & Assistant to the Minister of the Economy + Labor); Mr. Mathieu Michel (Secretary of State for Digitization, in charge of Administrative Simplification, Protection of Privacy + Building Management & Deputy Prime Minister); Ms. Sarah Schlitz (Secretary of State for Gender Equality + Equal Opportunities, Deptuy Minister of Mobility); Mr. Sammy Mahdi (Secretary of State for Asylum + Migration, in charge of the National Lottery, & Assistant to the Minsiter of the Interior + Institutional Reforms); & Ms. Eva De Bleeker (Secretary of State for Budget + Consumer Protection, Deputy Minister of Justice, in charge of the North Sea)]
Oct.1 UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex & Sophie Ctss of Wessex visit Vauxhall City Farm, London
Oct.1 Spain: K.Felipe VI attends a Meeting with HE the President of the Portuguese Republic (Portugal) (Mr. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa) @ the Gran Hotel Eurostars La Toja, O Grove, Pontevedra
Oct.1 Spain: K.Felipe VI attends the inauguration of the Il Foro La Toja – Vinculo Atlantico @ La Toja, Pontevedra
Oct.1 Spain: Q.Letizia attends a working meeting with the Spanish Red Cross @ the Headquarters of the Spanish Red Cross, Madrid
Oct.1 Sweden: Q.Silvia participates in a digital meeting with the Swedish Dementia Center & Minister Lena Hallengren
Oct.1 Sweden: CPss Victoria visits SIPRI (Stockholm’s International Peace Research Institute) @ Stockholm
Oct.1 Sweden: CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel visit the Maxim Theater @ Stockholm
Oct.1 Sweden: CPss Victoria holds an audience with Samuel Bergenwall (a researcher at the Swedish Defense Research Agency – FOI)
Sep.25-Oct.4 Norway: K.Harald V is on sick leave
FRIDAY
Oct.2: Feast Day of the Holy Guardian Angels / Guardian Angels Day (Roman Catholic)
Oct.2: Sukkot Eve @ sundown (Judaism; Israel, etc.)
Oct.2-9: Sukkot / Feast of Tabernacles {Judaism}
Oct.2: International Day of Non-Violence
Oct.2: Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi
Oct.2: World Cerebral Palsy Day
Oct.2: World Smile Day
Oct.2: World Farm Animals Day
Oct.2: World No Alcohol Day
Sep.15-Oct.15 USA: National Hispanic Heritage Month
Oct.2 USA: Kid’s Music Day
Oct.2 USA: National Custodial Worker’s Recognition Day
Oct.2 USA: National Manufacturing Day
Oct.2 USA: Peanuts Day {Snoopy}
